Folklore: Abbots Bromley Horn Dance & Wakes Week
Dance is one of the most intriguing annual autumn customs that still continues today. Or, more precisely, happens every year on Wakes Monday — the day following the first Sunday after 4 September.
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Dance is one of the most intriguing annual autumn customs that still continues today.
Or, more precisely, happens every year on Wakes Monday — the day following the first Sunday after 4 September.
Dancers don them, then spend the day in a musical procession through the surrounding parish.
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Dance is one of the most intriguing annual autumn customs that still continues today. Or, more precisely, happens every year on Wakes Monday — the day following the first Sunday after 4 September. Dancers don them, then spend the day in a musical procession through the surrounding parish.
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- They stop at pubs and landmarks before returning to the village in the evening.
- These days there are also craft stalls, exhibitions and places to get food and drink.
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This year, 2026, it will be on Monday 7 September. Sunday, closest to September 4, in the Staffordshire...
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